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Polo - Championships
Federation of International Polo is the governing body of Polo. Every participating country has its own governing body to organize the game successfully throughout the calendar.
Here is a pst of some important tournaments held in Polo −
World Polo Tournaments
Land Rover International Polo Tournament
Argentina Open Polo Tournament
High Goal Polo Tournaments
US open Polo Championship
A brief synopsis of some of the champions of Polo and their careers is given below −
Gonzalo Pieres Jr.
Pieres is a professional Polo player from Argentina with a 10-goal handicap. He is the eldest son of Polo legend Gonzalo Pieres Sr. Currently he is ranked number two in Polo. In 1999, he made his debut in Argentine Open. Pieres has won Polo tournaments in England, Spain, and France.
Carlos Gracida
Gracida was a Mexican polo player. Just at the age of 25, he reached 10-goal handicap. Chesney was the most famous horse of Carlos who won best pony awards many times. In a match injury, he died on 25th February 2015.
In 1994, Gracido won almost every possible tournament in Polo, including the Argentinian Triple Crown of Hurpngham, Tortuguitas and Palermo. In the same year, he also won the US Open and the British Open Gold Cup.
Mariano Aguerre
He is a professional Polo player from Argentina. He also plays for the United States. In 1994, he achieved 10-goal handicap in US and in 1998, he repeated the same feat in Argentina. He has won Argentina Open 9 times. Currently Aguerre is serving as a coach.
He has won some of the most prestigious U.S. tournaments multiple times, including the C.V. Whitney (6 times) and the U.S. Open (2 times). In 2006, he was named “Best Mounted Player” in Palm Beach.
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